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London Morning Chronicle
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“Here, however — in 'The Whale' — comes Herman Melville, in all his pristine powers... and alas! too, with the old extravagance, running a perfect muck throughout the three volumes, raving and rhapsodising in chapter after chapter.
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— December 20, 1851 (partially reprinted in London Shipping and Mercantile Gazette, Jan 2, 1852)
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